Starting with the MP6 plugin, and by default in WordPress 3.8, the admin backend has been flattened. This plugin restores classic (3D) borders.
Screenshots
The backend without this plugin activated. (Or if activated and borders set to none).
The backend with the plugin activated and the borders set to default (3D).
The hover effect on rows.
The options page for this plugin, under Appearance -> Admin
What is the point of this?
I like borders, and I think that it’s easier to read a menu if the options are divided visually. Also, I wanted some experience submitting a plugin to the WP Repository, and this provided it.
Will it be improved?
With v1.5, I think it’s just about as good as it’s going to get. That said, I’ve thought that before. If you find a bug, or think of an enhancement that you’d like, please let me know.
ChangeLog
1.7.1
- WordPress 4.6 compatibility bump
1.7
- WordPress 4.4 compatibility bump
- BUGFIX: When Admin page was moved in 1.6, the link on Plugins list wasn’t changed, and was broken. Now fixed.
1.6
- WordPress 4.1 compatibility bump.
- Moved settings page. Previously it was “Admin Classic Borders” under “Settings”. Should now appear as “Admin” under “Appearance”.
1.5
- Added persistent changes to Admin Toolbar for front end users who aren’t logged in. Props to
snih for suggesting.
- BUGFIX: Slideout search form not changing heights to match when old toolbar height is restored. Props to
snih for catching.
- Removed compatibility for WordPress 3.5-3.7 With MP6 Plugin.
1.4
- Added live preview of Admin Bar height change.
- Small compatibility tweaks for WP 3.9.
- Fixed enqueuing order bug that was report in support forum.
1.3
- Added an option to reset the Admin Bar to 28px in height, as it was before 3.8 (Default is now 32px). This fixes issues in themes that use absolute positioning and assume the height of the Admin Bar to be 28px.
- Found that bottom borders between table row items on admin options pages had been removed in 3.8 (though they were included in the final versions of MP6). Restored them.
1.2.1
- Caught a bug in the instant preview. No borders that weren’t visible on page-load would be loaded as an instant preview. IE, as long as 3D was the saved value, previewing a change in border type worked correctly, because all borders were shown on page-load. All other saved values had issues though.
1.2
- Added tabs to the options page to separate out primary Border options from extra misc. options.
- Added a custom CSS text input to the extra misc. settings options tab.
- Added a warning to be shown in the plugins list if this plugin is installed in a version of WordPress below 3.8 that doesn’t have the MP6 plugin also installed.
1.1
- Changed the jQuery UI CSS file into a .css.php file with the prefix applied as a variable, to make changing it in the future easier.
1.0
- Added live preview of changes to opacity and border type.
- Refactored CSS to decrease complexity and help with live preview.
- Darkened the default color of the row hover effect from rgb(230,240,250) to rgb(220,230,250).
0.6
- Added a change in the cursor when sliding the opacity sliders.
- Darked the opacity sliders’ borders slightly to increase visibilty.
0.5
- Options page added to let users pick and choose what tweaks they want to enable.
0.1
- First version of this plugin. It adds borders to the admin menu.
